Regional and Mesoscale Meteorology Branch

Large Hail

There are four (4) contingencies that warrant E-911 response:

• Caller is reporting large hail, but is not injured: refer to card “A”
  • Caller has been hit and injured by large hail:
    Injuries should be handled per standard EMD but, to reduce exposure to further injury…
    refer to card “A”
• Caller is reporting someone else injured by hail: refer to card “B”
• Caller is reporting extremely deep hail: refer to card “C”

Non-Emergency Advice (if time permits):

• You can get general information at our local emergency broadcast radio station (if available). The station is at: AM.
• You can call our local non-emergency phone line (if one is set up for the incident).
• The number is .
• You can also listen to NOAA weather radio (if you have one), or get in touch with the nearest National Weather Service office.

NOTE: Types of injury associated with hail: blunt-force trauma, falls, broken glass (especially in the eyes).

NOTE: The dispatcher is not required to ask every question in the natural disaster series. Ask only those questions that pertain to the specific call.